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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1925
Page
2
Mrs J B Lighthart hosts Edna Lighthart and Charles Huxford wedding at 8 pm with Rev R E Witkanisai of First Baptist officiating. Miss Lighthart was feted by FL OL P club and neighbors in a bridal shower with aluminum gifts and refreshments.
First Methodist church will host a Sunday avantgarde music series directed by C Albert Scholin. The season opens November 22 with a Thanksgiving program, followed by a December 22 Christmas concert with guest soloist Mrs O R Sanger. January 24 features tenor Willian Rogerson singing French numbers. An orchestral program appears March and April 3 and 5 mark the annual spring music festival at West High School auditorium with soloists from Chicago including Elsie Warthen Arendt, Frederica Gerhardt Downing, William Rogerson, Joe Finismer, and Adelbert Huguette.
Sunnyside Country club closed its season with an autumnal Halloween dinner dance attended by 300 members and guests. Decorations transformed lounges for the festive event and a postparty cleanup will precede winter preparations.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs J Anderson Waterloo married W N Erpelding in Charles City Friday. Ceremony at Rev Keily residence with Esther Erpelding and Donald Gream as attendants. Luncheon at Hildreth hotel. Couple to reside in Independence after a trip to Minneapolis and St Paul. Erpelding son of Peter Erpelding and partner in Erpelding Construction company Independence.
Mrs. W E Spencer hosts a masquerade party for First Congregational girls with games contests and Halloween stunts. Westminster Westminster Woman's auxiliary to stage church social with hazar in the choren rooms next Friday and Saturday. specials afternoons and an orchestra in the evenings. refreshments to follow. Mr and Mrs R H Bopp entertain Walnut Street Baptist Young Married People class with Halloween games and contests. Ralph Baron contributes violin and piano numbers.
Mrs H I Hemmerling and Mrs J H Sniveley were admitted to membership of FL W L club in the home of Mrs A R Harris Friday afternoon. Mrs WLR Brown Cedar Falls a former member was invited to an all day session in her home Friday.
A dated column offers beauty and grooming guidance amid self-image concerns. It prescribes a quick hair treatment with egg white, soap, warm water, and a facial routine, including a bath and massage, to achieve a glossy look and improved self perception. It mentions a pamphlet by Sammy and requests formula tips for hair care and cleansing products.
Mr and Mrs Paul S Gito hosted 16 guests at a Halloween masquerade bridge frolic held Friday night at 301 Sunset Road. Seasonal decorations created a festive scene as guests received prizes won by Mrs Ernest Henderson Jr Mrs Robert W Miller and Paul Manning.
Monthly Wa terlog Woman's club board meeting called for 9 30 a m Monday by president Mrs GC W Chapman in the club house. Literary department members held first of two Maupassant study sessions with sketches and reviews led by Mrs Marquis and Mrs Waterbury. Cedar Falls Women's club invites to Effie McColum Tones lecture November 11 in Evangelical church.
West school superintendent 5 M Wallace and pianist Beal will headline the semimonthly Business and Professional Women's club dinner Tuesday. Wallace will discuss The Constitution of the United States, with Alice Krieger as November committee chair. Bowling interest rises as beginners attend Whiteside alleys. teams to be chosen soon. Halloween events include Patriotic Orders party with Coughlan, Snotgrass, Clark, Beyer, O’Leary, and Mrs. Hawver performing. A Halloween masquerade hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Brennan attracted prizes for several couples. Hospital plans and worship services noted. various hosts, hosts and attendees listed.
Harvest home chicken supper and the annual vacation experience social of First Presbyterian church attracted more than 300 persons Friday evening. The gymnasium was festooned with Halloween symbols and colors.Mrs. Jon Rath and Mrs. George Wheeler chaired the dining room and kitchen committees. Dr. J. A. Boysen arranged the program in the gymnasium. The evening opened with singing and a grand march.
The San Francisco Seals defeated the Louisville Colonels 9 to 0 in game nine to clinch the minor league championship nicknamed the little world series. The finale featured a mix of odd plays and striking moments as the Seals secured the crown.
West end Bridge ad and several local moves mark this brief. Mr and Mrs C Elliott Purmort depart for Des Moines for a week. W G Bennett and family plan an extended Phoenix visit. electrician Raymond Webber returns tonight. George E Lichts expected home Tuesday from San Francisco. Heitters head to Chicago and Elgin to visit family. Knights of Columbus fall initiation plans set for November 12 with initiation around December 1. B F Lichty reports thieves intruded his sheet metal offices. Ensign A Carrall Richmond leaves New London after a visit with Aunt Mrs Cratsley, accompanied by his parents Mr and Mrs Zahn. Sharlette Brong moves her Marinetto shop to the North Shore of Chicago and thanks patrons.
A. Cohagan, general secretary of the YMCA in Iowa, returns from Washington after attending the national YMCA council to which he was reelected for a three year term. The council followed the International YMCA convention with delegates including judges and governors. President Coolidge and Secretary Herbert Hoover spoke. Cohagan notes strong YMCA social service growth since the war and substantial gifts to YMCA projects.
Snow covered gladiolus bulbs remained undamaged as frost hit the fields at Smedley Dunwald Wildhagen farm. Digging began early this month but halted by snow and cold. If mild weather returns in two weeks, harvest completes with a predicted record crop.
Russell Smith confessed to stealing 22 hogs from Elmer Atkinson’s northeast farm. He drove the hogs to town and placed them in the Great Western stockyards. A trucker, T. C. Freeman, aided, but was cleared of knowledge. Smith was arrested and claimed to hail from Missouri.
Waterloo patrons hype a 25-artist Russian Symphonic Choir in a West High School Auditorium program sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's club. The concert features sacred, folk, and classical works including the Volga Boatmen Song and a rare first American performance of Alla Rosinsky choral pieces, with local endorsements from Frederic Mills Ross and other city musicians. Tickets on sale at Paul Davis and Sechitneman stores with seats reservable from November 5.
Bertram Barnes a 15 year old confessed he opened a switch causing a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train to derail at Uhricsville Ohio. A 2 year old, Charles Tomasic, was killed and several passengers injured in the wreck. Barnes said he wanted to see how the train would stack up and the switch was not locked.
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